Richard Chatten An Austrian-Italian co-production filmed at Cinecittà and originally released in Italy in 1961 as 'Lycanthropus' and in Austria in 1963 as 'Bei Vollmond Mord' (literally, 'Murder at Full Moon'). Under either title it would have remained in benign obscurity had it not been crassly retitled 'Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory' by MGM for its US release; as which it has been doomed to wander film history ever since in a dubbed version bearing a 1963 copyright date and subjected to the further indignity of a song over the credits called 'The Ghoul in School' (I guess it proved beyond them to put lyrics to 'Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory').The dubbing is actually competent enough, and the English-language version probably gives a reasonably accurate impression of what the original was like, which was more like a German 'krimi' of the period that anticipated the later Italian 'gialli', and like most of them good looking but plodding and garrulous and structured as a detective film rather than as a horror movie (one of the killings is even committed with a hypodermic by an individual dressed in standard 'giallo' trenchcoat and gloves whose identity certainly makes you sit up when finally revealed); and as usual someone is being blackmailed. The lycanthropic component of the plot seems tossed in rather perfunctorily, his makeup makes the 'Monster' looks more like Mr.Hyde than a werewolf; (SPOILER COMING) and at the end he forgets that only silver bullets are supposed to be able to kill him rather than the conventional ones used here.

Rainey Dawn The movie (aka Lycanthropus) is not downright horrible - it's kinda interesting in it's own way and to be honest it's the mystery aspect of this film that really fairly good. I had a bad copy of the movie to watch and had to miss some of the film because of it - but I did see enough of it to talk about it and to tell you if you like older lesser known B-rated horror and mystery films then you might like this movie.The English voice dubs are good - and you really do not notice all that much that the movie is dubbed from Italian to English.Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory is aka in English as Ghoul in a Girl's Dormitory, Monster Among the Girls, I Married a Werewolf, The Ghoul in School and by it's original title Lycanthropus. So if you want to watch the film you have all the English titles to look up to find the film.4/10

Michael_Elliott Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory (1961) ** (out of 4) Italian horror film about a girls dormitory that has its members starting to be found brutally murdered. It seems that some sort of wolf is behind the attacks and they all started when a new teacher arrived on the scene. This film gained a pretty bad reputation thanks in large part to its American title (the original was LYCANTHROPUS) as well as the song "The Ghoul in School" that plays over the main title. There's no question that the film is lacking in several aspects and especially when you compare this to various other Italian horror films but with that said there's also quite a bit to enjoy here. For starters, the film manages to have a couple eerie scenes scattered throughout the running time. One of the best and most memorable scenes happens early on when one of the dead bodies is being looked at and the victim still has the horrified look on her face, which she had moments before she was murdered. I also think the werewolf make-up is pretty good. Those wanting the entire face to be covered with hair will probably be disappointed but I like the actual look of the wolf as well as how they use shadows to give him a creepier look. The death scenes are also quite memorable as there's quite a bit of blood and "cutting of the flesh" especially when you consider the era that this was made. With that said, there are still plenty of problems including the fact that the entire mystery really isn't all that hard to figure out. The biggest problem is that there are so many red herrings and it's pretty obvious who isn't the killer because of how silly some of the "hints" are. The performances are also quite weak in spots but this here might be improved by watching a non-dubbed version. WEREWOLF IN A GIRLS' DORMITORY is far from the horrid film many make it out to be. There's no question that it could have been better but what's here is mildly entertaining in its own way.

slayrrr666 "Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory" is a pretty enjoyable if slightly flawed entry.**SPOILERS**Arriving at an all-girls boarding school, Dr. Julian Olcott, (Carl Schell) learns that his scandalous past will be forgotten and he is expected to perform like any other teacher on campus. Trying not to interfere with the usual antics of the students on campus, a rash of murders from the students manages to find Sir Alfred Whiteman, (Maurice Marsac) as the prime suspect due to his lecherous ways with the students. When student Priscilla, (Barbara Lass) brings forth evidence of this, it throws more heat towards him, but as the deaths continue, they eventually realize that the killer is a werewolf and could be anyone on the staff, forcing them into a race to stop the killings before more are harmed.The Good News: There was a couple of rather good points to this one. The fact that there's a rather good sense of sleaze generated from the school's dealings is pretty nice. It's quite unusual to be able to see this kind of thing put so prominently in a film from the time-period, as the back-stabbing, cheating, adultery and infidelity are all put on display here, and the fact that so much time is devoted to this is where it gets really nice and dirty, since the film is never made out for certain that what's going on is happening to underage women or not. They look close enough for it to be an issue, the intent of the school would fit in well but the gray area with that manages to be even sleazier. There's also some really nice Gothic atmosphere from the film on display as well, from the darkened woods to the really creepy scenes within the dormitory of the creature stalking the others while they're sleeping, and it leaves a rather nice, creepy feeling during these scenes. This is also on display during the rather fun chase through the woods to open the film, as the action is fast and furious, but the creepy surroundings in the woods makes this one even more of a better scene because it's a thrilling encounter within a creepy location, and that always works. The final confrontation in the laboratory that spills out into the town and through to the bar is a good one as well, making for a satisfying ending that pulls a nice twist out of it as well and makes it a positive ending. The last plus here is the rather nice way it manages to hide the identity of the killer, since there's a couple red herrings strewn about and each one has plenty of evidence, rather than calling one a red herring with a lot of evidence toward it, then naming a few others with circumstantial evidence only, while this one spreads that out amongst most of the red herrings, proving for a healthier mystery and a lot of fun during those scenes trying to figure it out. These here are what work for the film.The Bad News: This one did have a few problems to it to hold it down. One of the biggest ones is that, because it focuses on the sleaze factor, not a whole lot of action is in here. The film takes a while to get to it's good parts that some of the middle section here comes off as downright dull. The endless scenes of everyone running around talking to each other about what's happened to the others or what should be done, and it's a pretty dull move for the most part. These just make the film so dull and really lifeless during these parts. Another flaw to this is that the werewolf, which is another somewhat problematic effort, by keeping the creature off-screen for most of the time, which is a good thing as it's so fake-looking. Keeping the title creature off is a bad thought, but having one that looks this bad is somewhat of a good thing, since beyond a couple of craggily features to give shadows on the face and some fangs, otherwise it's hard to believe that, unless we were told otherwise, this one could be anything else and it wouldn't have mattered as this is one of the few werewolves that looks nothing like what the term implies. These here what really hold the film down.The Final Verdict: This wasn't that bad and actually had some good stuff for it when it had got around to showcasing them. Give this one a shot if you're into the cheesy style or are a fan of European werewolf fare, otherwise this one should be treated with extreme caution.Today's Rating-PG: Violence and mild violence against animals